Bubble Watch 2021: Welcome to the party, Spartans
On the outside looking in most of the season, Michigan State has played its way into tourney consideration.
2021 Season
2021 Schedule
18-4, 1st in Mountain West
- 11/2522W 73-58
- 11/27W 77-58
- 12/2STKATW 83-41
- PPD
- PPD
- 12/6W 65-60
- 12/1023W 80-68
- 12/18L 72-62
- 12/22W 74-49
- 1/2L 70-67
- 1/4W 78-65
- 1/7W 65-60
- 1/9W 69-67
- 1/14L 57-45
- 1/16L 64-59
- 1/22W 98-61
- 1/24W 91-59
- 1/28W 87-57
- 1/30W 98-71
- 2/3CANC
- 2/5CANC
- 2/8W 85-54
- 2/10W 77-55
- 2/18W 67-53
- 2/20W 75-57
- 2/25W 78-66
- 2/27h:mm a z, US/Eastern
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Mitchell leads No. 22 SDSU past Boise State 78-66 in OT
— Matt Mitchell scored 24 points, including four in overtime, and No. 22 San Diego State overcame 29 points by Derrick Alston Jr. to beat Boise State 78-66 on Thursday night for its ninth straight win.
SDSU's Johnson flies for acrobatic one-handed jam (0:29)
Schakel, No. 25 San Diego State beat Fresno State 75-57
— Jordan Schakel scored 14 points — 12 on 3-pointers in the first half — and No. 25 San Diego State beat Fresno State 75-57 Saturday night for its eighth straight victory.
No. 25 SDSU beats Fresno State 67-53 for 7th straight win
— Matt Mitchell scored 19 points and Trey Pulliam matched his career high with 18 for No. 25 San Diego State, which used a 19-0 run to take control in the first half and beat beat Fresno State 67-53 Thursday night for its seventh straight win.
Trey Pulliam drains two quick 3s to start the 2nd half (0:18)
Schakel lifts San Diego St. over San Jose St. 77-55
— Jordan Schakel had 24 points as San Diego State rolled past San Jose State 77-55 on Wednesday night.
Schakel, San Diego State roll past San Jose State 85-54
— Jordan Schakel scored 23 points, hitting four 3-pointers and making all nine of his free throws and San Diego State rolled to an 85-54 win over San Jose State on Monday night.
Mitchell lifts San Diego St. over Wyoming 98-71
— Matt Mitchell had 26 points as San Diego State easily defeated Wyoming 98-71 on Saturday night.
Schakel scores 16 to lead San Diego St. over Wyoming 87-57
— Jordan Schakel posted 16 points and six rebounds as San Diego State easily defeated Wyoming 87-57 on Thursday night.
Schakel carries San Diego St. past Air Force 98-61
— Jordan Schakel had 18 points to lead five San Diego State players in double figures as the Aztecs easily defeated Air Force 98-61 on Friday night.
College Basketball Power Rankings: A two-team race for No. 1
Gonzaga and Baylor are in their own tiers atop men's college basketball. Everyone else, it seems, is fighting for No. 3.
Ashworth leads Utah State past San Diego State 64-59
— Steven Ashworth scored 17 points off the bench to lift Utah State to a 64-59 win over San Diego State on Saturday, the Aggies’ 10th straight victory.
Queta lifts Utah St. over San Diego St. 57-45
— Neemias Queta tallied 14 points and 16 rebounds to lead Utah State to a 57-45 win over San Diego State on Thursday night, the Aggies’ ninth consecutive victory.
Mitchell scores 20 to lift San Diego St. over Nevada 65-60
— Matt Mitchell had 20 points and 10 rebounds as San Diego State held Nevada scoreless over the final 2:16 for a 65-60 win on Thursday night.
Schakel carries San Diego St. over Colorado St. 78-65
— Jordan Schakel hit 8 of 11 3-pointers and scored a career-high 28 points as San Diego State got past Colorado State 78-65 on Monday night.
Colorado State rallies from 26 down to beat SDSU
Colorado State overcame a 26-point deficit against San Diego State for the largest comeback win in Division I men's basketball this season.
Colorado St. stages furious rally to down San Diego St.
— John Tonje scored 11 points, and his four-point play with 12.3 seconds left helped carry Colorado State to a 70-67 win over San Diego State on Saturday.
Power Rankings and more: Welcome to the top 16, Rutgers
The Scarlet Knights moved to 6-0 with a rout of Maryland and victory over Illinois last week, and they make their first appearance in our top 16.
BYU beats No. 18 San Diego St despite Mitchell's 35 points
— Alex Barcello scored 22 points and Brandon Averette hit a huge 3-pointer with 51 seconds left for BYU, which blew a 17-point lead before beating No. 18 San Diego State 72-62 on Friday despite Matt Mitchell’s career-high 35 points.
Mitchell rocks the rim off the steal (0:18)
College basketball picks: Will Iowa's style work at NCAA tournament time?
ESPN.com's college basketball experts make predictions for Gonzaga-Iowa, North Carolina-Kentucky and other top games of the weekend.
Courtside: Keyontae Johnson, Coach K's comments, all in on Rutgers
Seth Greenberg and Dan Dakich tip off the podcast discussing Florida’s Keyontae Johnson collapsing during a game and Mike Krzyzewski questioning whether college basketball should be played at all. Then the guys get into if they’re buying or selling Rutgers, Missouri, Michigan, Syracuse, Marquette, Clemson and San Diego State. Later, Florida State is looking like the best team in the ACC, should conferences should create bubbles for league play and socks are thrown.
Zags, Bears remain 1-2 in poll; top 5 unchanged
Gonzaga and Baylor headlined an unchanged top tier of The Associated Press men’s college basketball poll, even as both have been sidelined by recent coronavirus issues.
Power Rankings and more: Missouri and Florida State earn spots with impressive wins
Both unranked last week, the Tigers and Seminoles proved they are among the top teams in college basketball.
2020-21 Mountain West Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| San Diego State | 12-3 | - | 18-4 |
| Colorado State | 11-3 | 0.5 | 14-4 |
| Boise State | 14-4 | +0.5 | 18-5 |
| Utah State | 12-4 | 0.5 | 15-7 |
| Nevada | 9-6 | 3 | 14-8 |
| UNLV | 8-8 | 4.5 | 11-12 |
| Fresno State | 8-10 | 5.5 | 10-10 |
| Wyoming | 6-8 | 5.5 | 12-9 |
| San José St | 3-13 | 9.5 | 5-15 |
| Air Force | 3-15 | 10.5 | 5-17 |
| New Mexico | 2-14 | 10.5 | 6-14 |
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Top Performers 2020-21
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- Defense
Team Stats
Points Per Game75.198th
Rebounds Per Game36.6123rd
Assists Per Game14.3120th
Points Allowed60.1
2021 Polls & Rankings
| AP | COACHES |
|---|---|
| 22 | 25 |
Tournament History
| Final Fours | 0 |
| Tournament Record | 6-12 |
| Championship Seasons | None |
| Tournament Appearances | 12 |